Tree falls on house, trapping and injuring two residents

Two people were trapped when this tree crashed down on a home in York Township late Wednesday night. Crews were able to pull them out, and they were taken to a hospital for their injuries.(Photo: Ted Czech, York Daily Record)Buy Photo

Two people were injured after a tree crashed into a house late Wednesday night, York County 911 officials said.

Rescue crews responded just before 11 p.m. in the 1600 block of Camp Betty Washington Road, York Township.

LeAnn Eberly, who lives in the home with her boyfriend, Derek Knaub, said the couple was sleeping when the tree crashed through the roof and into their bedroom.

The pair were trapped by the tree, and had to be pulled out by firefighters, Eberly said on Facebook.

Knaub suffered a lacerated spleen and was taken into surgery early Thursday morning. He is in stable condition and in recovery, Eberly said.

Eberly was treated for cuts, bruises and scrapes. She was discharged, but remained in the hospital with Knaub.

"This definitely isn't something you see every day," Eberly said. "I was asking the firefighters if they have seen this before, and they just said no and chuckled. I was trying to keep the mood light in the situation."

On Thursday morning, the tree remained lodged in the home's roof, where it had plowed a gaping hole. At its base, located at the rear edge of the back yard, the tree looked as if a giant had simply torn it from the ground and pushed it over.

First responders were not on-scene, but the yellow caution tape they had strung up to prohibit entry to the property was still there.

On its way down, the tree also smashed a garage on the property and appeared to have demolished a neighbor's small shed.

Two people were trapped when this tree crashed down on a home in York Township late Wednesday night. Crews were able to pull them out, and they were taken to a hospital for their injuries. Ted Czech, York Daily Record